Systems and methods for dynamic connection paths for devices connected to computer networks

A system for dynamically selecting a connection path between a client device and a server, the system including:

• a data storage device storing instructions for dynamically selecting the connection path between the client device and the server;
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• the server comprising a processor configured to execute the instructions to perform operations including:
• receiving, over a network, a connection request from the client device, the network including a plurality of access points, each of the plurality of access points associated with a different bandwidth;
• authenticating the connection request from the client device by determining that (i) an IP address of the client device is a previously-registered IP address stored in an authentication table or (ii) a copy of a digital certificate associated with the client device is stored in the authentication table;
• determining a first connection path from a plurality of connection paths for the client device based on a network congestion within the network, the network congestion determined by call-backs into a protocol stack, wherein each of the plurality of connection paths is a wireless connection via one of the plurality of access points;
• transferring data between the client device and the server using the first connection path;
• determining, by the server, a second connection path of the plurality of connection paths for the client device based on additional call-backs into the protocol stack;
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• in response to detecting a change in the first connection path, automatically rerouting the transferring of data between the client device and the server to the second connection path of the plurality of connection paths.

A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing program instructions for dynamically selecting a connection path between a client device and a server, wherein when executed by the server, the program instructions are configured to cause the server to perform operations including:

• receiving, over a network, a connection request from the client device, the network including a plurality of access points, each of the plurality of access points associated with a different bandwidth;
• authenticating the connection request from the client device by determining that (i) an IP address of the client device is a previously-registered IP address stored in an authentication table or (ii) a copy of a digital certificate associated with the client device is stored in the authentication table;
• determining a first connection path from a plurality of connection paths for the client device based on a network congestion within the network, the network congestion determined by call-backs into a protocol stack, wherein each of the plurality of connection paths is a wireless connection via one of the plurality of access points;
• establishing a virtual tunnel between the client device and the server based on the first connection path;
• transferring data between the client device and the server using the first connection path;
• determining, by the server, a second connection path of the plurality of connection paths for the client device based on additional call-backs into the protocol stack;
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• in response to detecting a change in the first connection path, automatically rerouting the transferring of data between the client device and the server to the second connection path of the plurality of connection paths.